Thy Sword

The game is charming, the bosses are fair, the combat is good but tight and hard, i have some problems with the stairs, the music is mediocre and i don't care for the sid chip. Overall, i recommend it.

Game is good, but if you lose the battle with the Spider Queen then you are forced again start the game from the beginning and repeat gameplay (again around one hour). It's boring.

Once I realized that you only play each area once and the gold you get is the gold you get, something clicked. It became better for some reason. There is no going back. The play through felt more permanent. Just finished the game as the barbarian and I want to try it as the paladin. I was not expecting to have the urge to go back and play the whole game again. A true GEM! Loved it! Highlights: Decapitating enemies gives more gold (makes you want to play a certain way). 2. Good variety of enemies with different ways to defeat the. The Zombie that you have to decapitate to kill permanently is genius:) 3. One play though, no take backs makes it feel old school in a good way, 4. Smooth and satisfying controls. 5. Best procedural y generated maps I've seen in a game like this. 6. Pixel art looks great and you can pick between 3 different styles of art - nice touch! Give this a try!

Thy Sword is one of the best retro games I've ever played. It's one of those games where screenshots, videos, and descriptions don't do it justice. Only actually playing it can make you truly appreciate it. There was clearly a lot of love and design skill that went into this game, which is why its a shame the game hasn't received as much attention as it deserves. It should have hundreds of reviews, not the mere 49 it has now (50 once mine is posted)! I actually played this years ago and thought I had reviewed it back then, but when I wandered to the Thy Sword store page randomly today by chance I realized I never left a review back then even though I intended to. So, that's why I'm writing it now, for the sake of doing more justice to this great game. The game is a procedurally generated platforming game with all single-screen (not scrolling) levels and a fun little card mini-game. It also has a local multiplayer mode that lets you duel your character against another player which is fun to play too. Thy Sword is what is often called a "roguelite" or "action roguelite" or (less precisely) "roguelike". That means the levels are randomly generated and so are fresh each time you play, which helps the fun to last a lot longer, though some elements are not procedurally generated (such as boss fights and special rooms). The procedural content generation also is finely crafted and flows well and naturally, unlike many other PCG games of lesser quality than this one. The moment to moment gameplay just feels right and strikes a perfect balance for what the game is intended to be. Thy Sword is one of my favorites and I highly recommend it. It really deserves far more attention than it got. Sometimes life isn't fair, but nonetheless I sincerely hope that the creator of this game realizes what a wonderful retro masterpiece this game truly is even despite the relatively low review count. I really hope to play another game by this creator some day! PS: You should manually back up your saved game files for the game before you ever uninstall it though, because Steam's cloud sync seems to fail to regenerate old save files when Thy Sword is uninstalled.

[h1]Underrated Gem!![/h1] It's a single screen arena platformer with randomized rooms and fixed moveset. Although there is a shop and you can buy some power ups (and trying your luck in a blackjack setting to earn or lose money), from beginning to end is an open, raw duel! The player has a basic sword attack, a special build up strong attack, bow and arrow and can block. I didn't find myself blocking at all most of the time. In fact, I ended up clearing the game at hero difficulty without feeling or thinking about blocking. The game rewards risky gameplay, by improving loot (potions, coins, etc) every time you use your special attack. I only used the Valkyrie, which is a balanced character overall. The game is short, but it has depth with nuances, peculiarities and intricacies of the combat.

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Great 2D Hack'n'Slay game with awesome pixel art, cool enemies, great soundtrack and cool bosses!